Strip mounting device for windows



Aug 9, 1938. J, RENTLER' 2,126,043

STRIP MOUNTING DEVICE FOR WINDOWS Filed Feb. 4, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet lAug. 9, 1938., RENTLER 2,126,043

STRIP MOUNTING DEVICE FOR WINDOWS Filed Feb. 4, 1937' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented Aug. 9, 1938 UNITED s'rATEs PATENT OFFiCE 2,126,043 I STRIPMOUNTING DEVICE FOR WINDOWS Joseph Rentler, Columbus, OhioApplicationFebruary 4, 1937, Serial No. 124,103

5 Claims. (Cl. 16--220) This invention relates to an improved stripmounting device for windows and is more particularly intended for use inmounting the guide strips used in guiding sashes in a window frame.

One object of the invention is to provide a strip mounting device forwindows which may be built into window frames of new houses duringconstruction, or which may be readily installed in window frames ofhouses already built, and which device will permit quick adjustment ofthe guide strips to lie in close relation to the side rails of thesashes so that the windows will be sealed to prevent leakage of airabout the sashes Without the use of weather-stripping.

Another object of the invention is to provide a strip mounting devicewhich will permit quick removal of the guide strips should it benecessary to repair or replace ropes of the window frame.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter, a plurality of which are adapted to be placed in a windowframe at both sides thereof in a vertical spaced seriesand being adaptedto carry the guide strips on said sides and permit close engagement ofsaid guide strips with opposite sides of sashes so that the sashes willbe prevented from rattling.

And a still further object of the invention is to provide a stripmounting device which may be manufactured cheaply in quantity.

Other and incidental objects of the invention not specifically mentionedwill render themselves apparent during the course of the followingdescription.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view, partly in perspective, of awindow frame embodying my improved strip mounting device.

Figure 2 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of a portion of awindow frame with my improved strip mounting device partially installedtherein, the manner of placing the bolt anchoring blocks employed beingshown.

Figure 3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view on the line 3--3 ofFigure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing one of my stripmounting devices as it would appear before installation, and with theanchoring bolts employed removed.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail sectional View on the line 5-5 of Figure3.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view on the line 6--6 ofFigure 4.

Figure 7 is a horizontal sectional view of a slightly modified form ofmy invention.

formed with spring clips ll.

Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view on the line 8-8 of Figure '7,looking in the direction in dicated by the arrows.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numeralsof reference will-be seen to designate like parts throughout the variousviews, the numeral l indicates in general, a window frame which includesa sill 2, a top portion 3, and a side facing 4. Sashes 5 and 6 areadapted to be slidably mounted in the frame and have side rails l and 8which are slidable against side rails 9 of the window frame.-

My improved strip mounting device for win dows comprises a tubular bodyH! which is provided with flattened oppositely disposed portions l l andH2; The body is formed with a longitudinal slot is which extendsthroughout substantially its entire length through one of said flattenedportions. The forward end of the body is provided with a screw M whichis adapted to be engaged in an outer rail iii of the window frame, whilethe inner end portion of the body is adapted to be closed by a removablecap it, which is Carried in'the body i0 and adapted to slidelongitudinally therein, are anchoring blocks l8, l9 and 20. Each of theanchoring blocks is formed with laterally disposed threaded openings 2!which are presented to confront the slot l3. Relatively small threadedopenings 22 are formed in each of the blocks at one end thereof. As bestseen in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings, the blocks are positioned inthe body with the openings 2i confronting the slot l3 and the openings22 facing the outer end of the body. The openings are adapted to receivethe threaded shank 23 of an adjusting rod 24. By referring to Figures l,2 and 3 of the drawings, it will be seen that the body In is screwedthrough the facing '9 therebehind. The rail 9 is formed at points in alaterally spaced series and confronting the slot I3 of the body M, withlateral openings 25, 26 and 21. Guide strips 28, 29 and 3B are adaptedto be removably connected with the window frame and are intended toengage opposite sides of the side rails l and 8 of the sashes 6 and 5respectively. In order to mount the guide strips 28, 29 and 30 in properrelation to the window frame, I provide anchoring bolts 3|, 32 and 33.The anchoring bolts are adapted to be screwed through said strips andhave externally threaded inner end portions passing through the slot I3and into the openings 2| of the blocks l8, l9 and 20.

In a typical window frame, such as is shown in Figure l of the drawings,and in order to mount the sashes 5 and 6 properly therein, three of myimproved mounting devices are shown as being mounted in a side rail 9,one of them being preferably disposed at the top of the window frame,one at the bottom, and one medially between the top and bottom of saidwindow frame. It should be understood that three of the devices arecarried behind the opposite side rail of the window frame. The bolts 3|,32 and 33 are then screwed into the blocks |8, l9 and 20, but beforetightening said bolts, the guide strips 28 and 30 are moved toward eachother and toward the guide strip 29, which guide strip 29 is, intendedto remain stationary at all times. The blocks are moved, such adistance. that the guide strips will be snugly but yet slidably engagedwith the side rails 1 and 8 of the sashes 6 and 5 respectively, so thatsaid sashes will be permitted to be raised and lowered in a normalmanner. A tight seal against air will be provided so that it will not benecessary to use weather-stripping. The lateral openings 25, 26 and 21permit the bolts to be moved the desired distance and, after the. boltsand guide strips have been shifted, the bolts are tightened in theanchoring blocks for firmly clamping the guide strips against the faceof the side rail 9. The devices will be firmly anchored in position inthe window frame and the guide strips will be firmly fastened inposition so that the sashes will be prevented from rattling. Shouldchanges in weather conditions slightly warp or otherwise loosen thesashes between the guide strips, or if a rise in temperature shouldcause said sashes to stick between the guide strips, it is onlynecessary to loosen the bolts 3| and 33 and then shift the guide strips28 and 3!] either away from or toward the side rails 1 and 8 of thesashes, accordingly as may be necessary either to loosen or to tightenthe sliding engagement between the sashes and the guide strips. If oneor more of the ropes of the window frame should break, the strips may bereadily removed by merely removing the bolts from the anchoring blocksso that repairs to the ropes, or renewal thereof, may be made withrelative ease.

During installation, the block I8 is first placed in position by meansof the adjusting rod 24. That is to say, the shank 23 is, as described,screwed into the opening 22 of the block l8 and said block is shifted inthe body to a point near the forward end thereof and to a point wherethe opening 2| in said block confronts the lateral opening 25 in therail 9. When the block is in this position, it will be a simple matterto screw the bolt 3| into said block. successively, the blocks l9 and 20are placed in position in the body in the same manner. Should it bedesired to remove the blocks, or any of them, from the body, l0 it isonly necessary to remove the cap l6, remove the bolts 33, 32 and 3| inthe order named, and then remove the blocks 20, l9 and I8 from the body,also in the order named. It is believed that the operation of myimproved strip mounting device for windows will be clearly understoodfrom the foregoing.

Referring now to the modification of the invention as shown in Figures'1 and 8 of the drawings, the numeral 34 indicates the outside rail of awindow frame while the numeral 35 indicates the side rail of said frame.The side rail 35 is adapted to receive therethrough an anchoring bolt 36which is provided with an enlarged head 31 adapted to overlie the outerface of the side rail 35. The bolt 36 is adapted to extend past theinner surface of the rail 35 and is threaded to receive a nut 38. A coilspring 39 surrounds the inner end portion of the bolt between the nut 38and a washer 40, which washer is adapted to overlie the outer surface ofthe rail 35. The numeral 4| indicates one of the guide. strips which isemployed for retaining the sashes against lateral movement and forpreventing inflow of air past the side rails of the sashes. The guidestrip includes a cut away portion 42 which is adapted to receive,removably, the enlarged head 31. An anchoring plate 43, seen moreclearly in Figure 8, is adapted to overhang the cut away portionv 42 andis provided with a laterally extending relatively long slot 44. The slot44 is adapted to receive the bolt 36, adjacent the enlarged head 31. Itwill be understood that the bolt 36 and head 31, by virtue of the spring39, will retain the strip 4| against outward movement from the rail 35.When the nut 38 is tightened to its innermost extent along the bolt 36,the bolt will firmly lock the strip in position on the rail 35. However,by slightly loosening the nut 38, the strip may be shifted late-rallyinwardly toward the side rails of the sash for providing sealing meanstherefor, so that weather-stripping will not be needed. It should beunderstood that a suitable readily accessible opening is provided forthe nut 38; It will be seen that the general idea of the modification ofthis invention is identical with that of the preferred form.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A strip mounting device for windows including a body adapted to bepositioned in a window frame, anchoring blocks carried by the body, andanchoring bolts carried by the anchoring blocks being adapted to mountsash guide strips in position engaging sash rails whereby sashes will besealed against air flow without the use of weatherstripping.

2. A strip mounting device for windows including in combination with awindow frame having a facing, a side rail and an outer rail, said siderail being provided with lateral openings, a body carried by the framebetween said facing and said outer rail in parallel relation with saidside rail, said body having a longitudinal slot adapted to confront saidlateral openings, an anchoring block carried by the body, an anchoringbolt removably connected with said anchoring block and adapted to extendthrough certain of said lateral openings, said anchoring bolt beingadapted to mount a guide strip and said bolt being partially releasablefrom said anchoring block for permitting movement of said bolt in saidlateral openings and movement of said guide strip toward the side railof a window sash carried by the window frame whereby said sash will beweather sealed in said frame.

3. A strip mounting device for windows including in combination with awindow frame having a facing, a side rail, an outer rail, and a sash,said sash having side rails, a body carried by the frame and extendingbetween the facing and said outer rail in parallel spaced relation tothe side rail of said frame, said body having a longitudinal slotadapted to confront lateral openings formed in the side rail of theframe, anchoring blocks mounted in the body and having openings adaptedto confront the slot and said lateral openings, said anchoring blocksbeing mounted in a laterally spaced series, anchoring bolts carried bythe blocks and removably connected with said blocks, said anchoringbolts being adapted to extend through said lateral openings, and guidestrips carried by the anchoring bolts, said bolts being partiallyreleasable for permitting lateral movement of said bolts and saidanchoring blocks, said bolts being movable in said lateral openings andsaid slot in the body for engaging the guide strips with the side railof the sash whereby said sash will be weather sealed and prevented fromlateral movement, said anchoring bolts being rotatable in the anchoringblocks for clamping the guide strips in a set position.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a strip mounting device for windowsincluding a body having a closed end provided with a screw, said bodybeing provided with a longitudinal slot, anchoring blocks slidablymounted in the body and having openings confronting the slot, said bodybeing provided with an open opposite end, a removable cap normallyclosing said open opposite end, and anchoring bolts engageable throughthe slots and the openings in said anchoring blocks.

5. A strip mounting device for windows including a body adapted to bepositioned in a window frame, said body having oppositely flattenedportions and one of said portions being formed with a longitudinallyextending slot, anchoring blocks carried within the body in alongitudinally spaced series and having openings confronting said slot,and anchoring bolts carried by the blocks and removably engageablethrough said longitudinal slot, said anchoring bolts being adapted toadjustably mounted guide strips on the window frame, said guide stripsbeing shiftable with said anchoring bolts and anchoring blocks forengaging the side rails of a sash whereby said sash will be weathersealed and will be prevented from rattling, said bolts being rotatablefor tightening in said blocks and clamping the guide strips in a setposition.

JOSEPH RENTLER.

